IMC 106 - The bi-annual inspection, service, test and repair of Fire Alarm Systems in buildings maintained by Shropshire Council.
Contract notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Shropshire Council
Shirehall, Abbey Foregate
For the attention of: Nigel Denton, Procurement Manager
SY2 6ND Shrewsbury
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1743252993
E-mail:
Fax: +44 1743253910
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.Shropshire.gov.uk
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Democratic Services Manager, Shropshire Council
Shirehall, Abbey Foregate
Contact point(s): Democratic Services Manager, Legal & Democratic Services
SY2 6ND Shrewsbury
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1743252993
Fax: +44 1743253910
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.3)Main activity
General public services
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes
Shropshire Council is purchasing on behalf of itself and any wholly owned local authority company or other entity that is deemed to be a contracting authority by virtue of the Council's involvement.
Shirehall, Abbey Foregate
SY2 6ND Shrewsbury
UNITED KINGDOM
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
IMC 106 - The bi-annual inspection, service, test and repair of Fire Alarm Systems in buildings maintained by Shropshire Council.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 1: Maintenance and repair services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Shropshire.
Service category No 1: Maintenance and repair services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Shropshire.
NUTS code UKG22
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves a public contract
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The contract shall comprise the bi-annual inspection, service, test and repair of Fire Alarm Systems in buildings maintained by Shropshire Council.
The operative must be conversant with BS7671:2008 Requirements for Electrical Installations (or EU equivalent).
Any electrical work or work servicing and repairing electrical controls, components and wiring, shall be carried out by a competent tradesmen in a manner to comply with B.S. 7671 Requirements for electrical installations - IEE wiring regulations 2008 seventeenth edition, as amended to date.
The Contractor will provide a 24 hour 365 day per year emergency breakdown service. Answer phone services are not acceptable.
The Contractor shall be able to respond to instructions to attend an emergency breakdown by attending site within two hours from receipt of call from the Client.
The contract will be for an initial period of 12 months renewable annually for a maximum total period of 5 years and commencing on 1.4.2014.
The operative must be conversant with BS7671:2008 Requirements for Electrical Installations (or EU equivalent).
Any electrical work or work servicing and repairing electrical controls, components and wiring, shall be carried out by a competent tradesmen in a manner to comply with B.S. 7671 Requirements for electrical installations - IEE wiring regulations 2008 seventeenth edition, as amended to date.
The Contractor will provide a 24 hour 365 day per year emergency breakdown service. Answer phone services are not acceptable.
The Contractor shall be able to respond to instructions to attend an emergency breakdown by attending site within two hours from receipt of call from the Client.
The contract will be for an initial period of 12 months renewable annually for a maximum total period of 5 years and commencing on 1.4.2014.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
31625000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no
II.1.8)Lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
II.2.2)Information about options
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Starting 1.4.2014. Completion 31.3.2019
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
See tender documents.
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
See tender documents.
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
See tender documents.
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: See tender documents.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
See tender documents.
See tender documents.
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
IMC 106
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 3.3.2014
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
10.3.2014
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
English.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.3)Additional information
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Contracting Authorities will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Additional information should be requested from the contact in Section 1.1. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (S1 2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England and Wales).
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
22.1.2014